If you have a decent firewall, you should be able to restrict by address
who can initiate a connection on port 1433. You could also require TLS or
SSL encryption on the connection for good measure with with performance implications.
The alternative would be do some form of replication, but that leaves you
with a port (or set of them) open at some point.
Re: Correction ... Normally to physically disconnect is just a matter of reaching for the ... >> I have an ADSL connection which polls my computer from time to time, ... > disallow each and every port with Windows Firewall?... (microsoft.public.windowsxp.messenger)
Re: Using Remote Desktop From an SBS Domain ... when you tried to RDP while attached directly to a port on your router?...Internet to initiate an IP conversation with your computer. ... This situation is different than if you ran your own NAT connection sharing... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Still cant connect to RWW or OWA remotely ... it certainly appears to be something about the SBS configuration.... Meridian.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:... Windows SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2003 Windows IP Configuration ... 192.168.254.254) directly to a port on the router and then ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Still cant connect to RWW or OWA remotely ... it certainly appears to be something about the SBS configuration.... Meridian.local Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:... Windows SMALL BUSINESS SERVER 2003 Windows IP Configuration ... 192.168.254.254) directly to a port on the router and then ... (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)
Re: Random unprivileged TCP ports below 5000 kind-of open for a fraction of a second ... When Nmap (or many ... > other applications, such as Telnet) does a connectcall, the OS is ... > supposed to choose a good souce port to bind to for the connection. ... I saw a familiar "Connection reset by peer" every time the random port ... (Incidents)
